Income Taxes - Other (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Jun. 30, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Income Tax Contingency [Line Items]
Income tax reserves	$ 125,400	$ 0
Liability for unrecognized tax benefits	156,000	$ 34,000
Decrease in unrecognized tax benefits is reasonably possible	136,000
Newsday LLC
Income Tax Contingency [Line Items]
Income tax reserves	$ 125,000